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Nigeria鈥檚 ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dead

Ex -Nigerian President Buhari's legacy explored. Why did influencers push rumours of a coup in Ivory Coast? And tennis champion and anti-apartheid activist Arthur Ashe remembered.

Former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has died at 82. He was a two-time leader who first led Africa's most populous country as a military ruler, then later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023. What will be his legacy and how will he be remembered?

What's the truth behind recent coup rumours in Ivory Coast?

And we remember Arthur Ashe, so far the only black male Wimbledon tennis champion, who defied apartheid in South Africa

Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Stefania Okereke ,Nyasha Michelle, Yvette Twagiramariya and Patricia Whitehorne in London.
Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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